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WHY IT’S IMPORTANT TO SUPPORT DESIGNERS

The World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) serves the world’s
innovators and creators, ensuring that their ideas travel safely to the market
and improve lives everywhere.

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INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY IS IMPROVING THE LIVES OF EVERYONE, EVERYWHERE

Creators and innovators worldwide use IP to translate their ideas into assets.
These properties create economic and social benefits that improve the lives of
people everywhere.




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BRINGING PEOPLE TOGETHER TO HELP SHAPE THE FUTURE OF INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY
WORLDWIDE

We set IP norms and standards, and serve as a global forum for the exchange of
ideas and best practices. Together with our partners, we address complex global
challenges in which IP plays an important role.




WIPO MEETINGS

We unite the global community to proactively address emerging issues and policy
challenges to do with IP, innovation and creativity.

We use these meetings to exchange information and experiences that help us
create a deeper understanding of emerging and complex IP issues.

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WIPO GREEN

WIPO GREEN connects the technology and service providers of green technology
with those seeking innovative, environmental solutions.




WIPO FOR CREATORS

WIPO for Creators is an open public-private partnership between WIPO and the
Music Rights Awareness Foundation to create awareness and a better understanding
of creators’ rights.




WIPO'S ABC

The Accessible Books Consortium helps increase the number of books in accessible
format worldwide in support of people who are blind or visually impaired.




WIPO'S PAT-INFORMED

The Patent Information Initiative for Medicines (Pat-INFORMED) provides easy
access to medicine patent information to the health community worldwide.




DIRECTOR GENERAL

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INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY IS A POWERFUL TOOL FOR GROWTH AND SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT

IP empowers people. It’s an enabler with the means to create jobs, grow
enterprises, develop economies and add social vibrancy. We help our Member
States use IP to grow and develop.




WIPO ACADEMY

The WIPO Academy is our center of excellence where we educate and upskill WIPO
member states on IP. We focus particularly on least-developed countries,
developing countries and countries in transition to help build human capacity in
IP, which is essential to innovation and creativity.

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INVENTOR ASSISTANCE PROGRAM

The IAP supports inventors and small businesses with limited resources transform
their innovation into commercial assets.




SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT GOALS

Join us on a visual exploration of how WIPO and the SDGs are connected and how
IP can drive development and help tackle global challenges.




TECHNOLOGY AND INNOVATION SUPPORT CENTERS

WIPO TISCs gives innovators in developing countries access to high quality
technology information and related services.




DEVELOPMENT AGENDA PROJECTS

The WIPO Development Agenda ensures that development considerations remain an
integral part of WIPO’s work.


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